Deep Water Culture

hydroponic DWC

Deep Water Culture or DWC is the one of the most effective hydroponic way to grow huge plants in shorter amounts of time. The plants are suspended, usually in a net pot filled with clay pebbles or growstones above the reservoir and the roots will grow directly into the reservoir and soak up water and nutrients as it pleases. Having no medium to fight through and direct contact with nutrients at all times, allows the plant to thrive if conditions are conducive. The only downfall of DWC is that maintaining this hydroponic system can be tricky if not properly designed and takes some trial and error. Having easy access and adequate drainage of your reservoir is crucial in this technique. Bubbleponics is a hybrid of the NFT and DWC where the nutrients are top fed(constant trickle at the base of the root zone) in a DWC system.